Dennis Petrie pleads no contest to 4 of 42 charges but defense plans to appeal

5:51 PM,
Nov. 28, 2012

In this June 2012 file photo, Dennis Petrie appears in court.

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Alleged "obituary burglar" Dennis Petrie pleaded no contest Wednesday to four of the 42 criminal counts he's facing in court as part of a plea deal reached with prosecutors, though those charges - and the case itself - remain far from settled.

The four charges Petrie pleaded no contest to during the morning hearing pertain to a burglary committed against just one of his multiple alleged victims. Those charges were being tried separately at the request of the defense.